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Cold War linguists: NSA spies in Teufelsberg kept ear on Soviets

Global Politics

At the height of the Cold War, a small group of Army personnel monitored communications in Soviet-controlled East Berlin. They’d send the recordings back to NSA headquarters in Washington and — in many ways, are the precursors to the modern surveillance system that has become so controversial.

Bank foreclosures picking up pace; mortgage modification programs fail

Global Politics

Record Flood Levels Feared in Central Europe

Environment

Germany Questions West-to-East Aid

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Women’s Soccer World Cup Quarterfinals

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Geo Quiz: World Cup oracle

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For today’s Geo Quiz we’ve got our eye on a German city along the Emscher River. The city’s located in the Ruhr region of North Rhine-Westphalia. It seems the resident octopus is something of an oracle…

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Geo answer

Today’s answer is the German seaport of Bremerhaven. That’s where a special ship powered in part by a giant kite began its maiden voyage today. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the ship’s captain, Lutz Heldt.

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